With cold air in place, as an Alberta Clipper moved southeast across the Ohio Valley, it weakened and redeveloped off the DELMARVA Coast during Saturday, January 22nd.  This low rapidly intensified as it moved south of Long Island Saturday night and offshore Sunday.  These systems produced near blizzard conditions with heavy snow, strong and gusty winds, blowing snow, and drifting snow.  Minor to locally moderate tidal flooding occurred between Bridgeport and New Haven.Light snow spread northeast across the region between noon and 2 pm.  It quickly became heavy, falling at a rate of at least 1 inch per hour, starting between 2 pm and 4 pm and lasting until between 6 am and 9 am Sunday morning.  Temperatures rose slowly from the teens into the 20s as northeast winds increased up to 15 to 25 mph during this time.  Driving was hazardous and there were widespread impacts to mass transit.  As the snowfall intensity decreased during Saturday night, north winds increased to 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 45 and 55 mph.  This caused considerable blowing and drifting snow through Sunday, January 23rd.  The Automated Surface Observing System at Groton Airport measured a peak wind gust to 58 mph at 6:53 am on Sunday.  All other peak gusts were measured at less than 58 mph.Storm total snowfalls ranged from around 7 to 19 inches across the region.  Here are selected snowfall amounts for:Fairfield County - from 6.8 inches at West Norwalk to 13.5 inches at Bethel.  At Bridgeport, 9.5 inches of snow was measured.New Haven County - from 10.0 inches at Ansonia, Branford, and East Haven to 19.0 inches at North Branford.Middlesex County - from 9.0 inches at Portland to 17.0 inches at Old Saybrook.New London County - from 8.0 inches at East Lyme and Hadlyme to 18.5 inches at Montville Center.Concerning coastal flooding, the CT Department of Environmental Protection reported moderate tidal flooding in Milford around the time of high tide (between 8:30 pm and 10:30 pm) Saturday evening.  The Melba Street automated tide gauge measured a crest of 10.3 feet MLLW, 0.7 feet above stage.  The city of Milford reported low lying road flooding.  Although some cars were moved, evacuations were not necessary.

Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX, CONNECTICUT
From 22-JAN-05 18:30:00 to 22-JAN-05 18:30:00 (EST)
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Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
From 22-JAN-05 20:00:00 to 22-JAN-05 20:00:00 (EST)
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Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
From 22-JAN-05 20:00:00 to 22-JAN-05 20:00:00 (EST)
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Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT
From 22-JAN-05 21:00:00 to 22-JAN-05 21:00:00 (EST)
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Heavy Snow in NORTHERN NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT
From 22-JAN-05 21:00:00 to 22-JAN-05 21:00:00 (EST)
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Heavy Snow in NORTHERN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
From 22-JAN-05 23:00:00 to 22-JAN-05 23:00:00 (EST)
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Heavy Snow in NORTHERN MIDDLESEX, CONNECTICUT
From 23-JAN-05 00:00:00 to 23-JAN-05 00:00:00 (EST)
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Heavy Snow in NORTHERN FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
From 23-JAN-05 03:00:00 to 23-JAN-05 03:00:00 (EST)
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